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International Women’s Day, celebrated annually on March 8 is a time to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women from all walks of life. We invite you to remember the stories of strong women, be inspired by them and the places where they lived and worked. Imagine England, where Ada Lovelace - who was way ahead of her time - wrote the basics for modern day computer programming as early as 1843. Source: Lufthansa newsletter, March 08, 2021 |
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Winifred Joyce "Winnie" Drinkwater (April 11, 1913 – October 6, 1996) was a pioneering Scottish aviator and aeroplane engineer. She was the first woman in the world to hold a commercial pilot's license. Drinkwater was born on April 11, 1913 at Waterfoot, Scotland, the youngest of the three children of Emma Banner and Albert Drinkwater, an engineer. Drinkwater joined the Scottish Flying Club near Renfrew on June 2, 1930. She trained under Captain John Houston, an instructor at the club. When she qualified for her private pilot's licence later that year she became Scotland's youngest pilot. 0n May 8, 1932, aged 19, she gained her "B" (Commercial) license at Cinque Ports Flying Club at Lympne in Kent, making her the youngest professional pilot in the United Kingdom and the world's first female commercial pilot. Source: |
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On February 24, 2021, a routine 90-minute flight in Afghanistan made history. The country's only private airline, Kam Air, is celebrating its first flight with an all-female crew, which it says is the first in the South Asian country's history. Kam Air's first female Afghan pilot, 22-year-old Mohadese Mirzaee, joined Captain Veronica Borysova in piloting the Boeing 737 from the capital city of Kabul to Herat in western Afghanistan on Wednesday. And while they were at work in the cockpit, four female cabin crew serviced passengers for the routine 350-nautical mile flight while it journeyed across the country. Source: |
